The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-29 00:00:00

110N - EY MARKET! AND COrtiMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A good inquiry for accomodation is still expe lienccd in the open money market, and bankers and brokers readily avail themselves of the opportunity !° charge the full quotation of 6 per cent. for the best commercial bills brought forward. Very few "options in which a concession has been made e ve% of 4 per cent. have been reported. The in creased demand for discount purposes is no doubt "e to the large quantity of paper withheld from circulation in the early part of last week. A further sum of £7,000 in bar gold was sent i nto the Bank on Saturday. . the Result has arrived from Melbourne with £84,572. The accounts from the manufacturing districts for t t he past week, with one or two exceptions, have s een satisfactory. At Manchester there has been ra ther more inquiry for both cloths and yarns, con sequent upon the late advices from the Eastern markets. The woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, s ild Huddersfield has shown less activity, owing to the late unfavourable weather, and the principal dealing s have been in goods for immediate require- I nehts. In the hosiery and lace departments of ' 42 icester and Nottingham there has been little C hange of importance, while less animation has Prevailed in most branches of business in the hard !:are districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and W olverhampton. The shares of the Imperial Financial Company, ~h e Capital stock being nearly realised, were this day in demand at 51 prem, The allotment of the shares of the South Wales Colliery Company takes Place on Wednesday. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to tteuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 400, F lat. The market for the English Funds is very i nactive, and the small amount of business tran,acted has led to no variation, Consols being for money, and 9 1 1 for the account— Or the same as they closed on Saturday. The ad • instmeat of the account in foreign bonds and railw a y shares engages almost exclusive attention. Th e n New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 901 1 8 ; Exchequer Bills, 53. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., s tock ; and . Enlaced 5 per Cents., 106 ; Bank 'Nock is 237 There is not much animation in the Foreign Market, and prices have varied to some extent. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 691 ; do. Congo lideal 501 1; Mexican, 431 ; Greek, 221 23 ; s Panish Passive, 36 1; do. Certificates, 131 14 ; •L' o rtuguese, 48 1; and the Confederate Loan, 45 47. Business in the Railway Share Market has con ! j etted quiet, and quotations exhibit little change of Importance, except that they are in some instances ea dividend. Great Eastern are marked 471 ex L il y; Great Northern A Stcck, 130 ex div. ; North Western, 1119 2 ex div. ; and North Eastern (Berwick), 1021 ex div. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there 8130 material charge. abBk and Miscellaneous Shares are dull at e (3ll t previous quotations. National Shipping ° n l Puny are quoted 1 I prem. ; Mauritius Credit, Pa r _ 2 no pre—. ; and Imperial Financial, 4i. to 5 ?rem BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 G OVERNMENT FUNDS. Per Cent. Consols N Di tto Account, March 5 9 1% eer Cent. Reduced A 3 per "vlauities, Cent 30 yrs, expire nth Jan., 1880 — 90/ 1 b itto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1385 — t D itto 3 pe r C en t., 1859 -a uk Bill s , £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. 5 dis -44 k Engl an d Stk, 41 per Ct., last h`.-yr. 237 IN DIsx GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — D itto Account • . Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1 870 D itto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 — Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. 1061 6 Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 — D „., , cio Bonds 1,00 t) — Ditto under £l,OOO Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 18C6 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 44 6trian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 1859 — B razilian 5 per Cent Ditt o , 1839 and 1859 — bitto 4; per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto, 1863 .... Ditto Ditto q • 1863 4 '55 paid ...... 1 4 , Lcrip, , --, Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent .......... Ditto 2 per Cent. — D itto Account.... — Ditto Deferred volotribian 6 Scrip £65 pd u hiliaa 6 per Cent. — DDitto 4% p et C en t anish 3 p er C en t ., 1825 Iquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent l 'gntian 7 per Cent —lo3a Ditto, Second Issue ( )reek 5 per en C t 182 ~ 4.5 2 0 2 3 3 ea-Coupons.., Ditto Account ' 2,3 .. 1 1 ~ ....... Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account loa p t l i_atemala, 5 per Cent. I,i i e wt, 11 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) I . l ean 3 per Cent ........ 2 ik, i)i tto Account 431 i / ri °°llB b , Imperial s per Cent New Granada Granada I New 9 1 P e „:2 Per Cent. Jan. 1891 Ditto A a ccount Ntil A per Cent. --• -uitt o ;I Per (Ant., 1862 b ,,tlitte it e colint — ' iedn ie „,_ , Per Cent Dit i . - ` 4l tee, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 25f — l'ort,: ° Scrip (1863) £42 Ss. 3d. paid — Pm h.'guese 3 per Cent., 1853 '`,ltte Per Ditt o '6O, 62,'3 48k per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, uitto 111 .5 „ i . Account — bi - 1 .7 5 per Cent., 1822,:£ St 9ll Ditto 4 1 per Cent 1850 . -- I sl ;!.to 5 per Cent, 1862 r j j.lnian 5 per Cent b Ditto Account QPani 1, -I , „ 4 '. 3 per Cent 4\140 Account 521 •;'itto New Deferred iiitto Account — Ditto Passive 13 Ditto Account - 6 51 1 / 1 4 ish Cert. of Coup not funded — Ditto Account l4 Irklah 6 per Cent. 1854 E ..,.,! , ro Account ' 4-,ltte6 per Cent. 1853 Ditto Account I tto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account .. 69k Ditto, £lOO Bonds /, Dividends on the above payable in Lohd ,u . .uelglart • 4 per Cent., Ex. 25f. „ Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) V,lritch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil. 63/ 1 4 each Rentes 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f...: —• It a l) itto 6 per ' Cent, 1863 IN '' , per Cent , 1861, Ex. 25 francs — I, -u itto Account . elllvian Dollar Bo n d s , 45 per Ct. Ex. 4s. .--- P TWO O'CLOCK. wen s , ~.. ea; aloney Ditto Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, I\ro e t", ange is market. Sales about 5,000 bales. — Porte, 3,605. Tn — E PRESIDENT of the Royal Society has issued 311 v't • anon s It o for conversazioni, to be held at Burlington I lse on the 12th of March and 30th of April. ST RENGTH AND COST OF THE STA NDING ARI ES OF EUROPE.—Russia's standing army is '(1-u,°,@00 m en , oosring annua lly 26,000,000 sterling, or 42 e el. ent. of the national budget ; France has 573,000 men e ,, t , i g 3 4,000,000, or 33 per cent. ; Austria, 467,000 men, 1 t . ","n 9 ; 1 6,000,000, or 37 per cent, ; Turkey, 424,000 men ; ti a 'Y 31 4,009 men, costing 16,000,003 ; England, 300,000 ztl e tl, costing 33,000,000, or 39 per cent. ; Prussia, 214,000 resting " st ing 7,500,000, or 30 per cent. Sweden, 67,000 men, e „ - "ng 40 per ;cent. ; Denmark, 50,000 costing 37 per 11 ; 11t . The whole standing army of Europe is 3,815,847 el ; costing annually 170,000,000 sterling. T IIE NATURAL STEREOSCOPE.—The natural ste ; e°B "Pe, recently invented, anticipates this triumph p• Producing some of the desired effects by auxiliary means til h e new instrument is much more elaborate, of greater befit power, and consequently more costly than the b 8t of the old ones, the price, with stand, &c., being £lO ; i„ 'lt t he only peculiarity of the construction we need refer to e " that of a variously-coloured screen, which, working on a , °4 1) 1 8 of rollers, reflects its colours upon the slides. In this :Y the uniform sombre tints of the photographic pictures :•0 warmed up into life and beauty. Statuary becomes sad landscapes of all kinds are surrounded by theirf Peculiar a t m ospherical effects. The pictures are, there °re, better pictures than before, and the pleasure to the -(lolder correspondingly increased, A Worcester man is 14e inventor. SEARE IYLARKETS,---This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOLS. Share; Railways. Paid. Closingßusiness Pnee. done. Rir., Wol., and Str. Val. Illythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian •;ork and Bandon C Oornwall.‘ .• • • 'Jo A 00. gets no di , B , till Op e.p (been paid to B. Dublin Beitast June. Duu..Perth4Ab. June. Etlinburgh & Glasgow. lasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stl Ditto A stoCk_ Ditto Ettst Anglian at - ;•reat No:a:of Scotland reat Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an 115. of Irelain, Great Western Do Str Val gna. stool; Lancashire Yorkshire London and tilaa.vvall Lon., Bright„k S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. North Western r-on. Soy.th Western Man., Shef., dz Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. Sz Derby Mid. (it. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent ... Do Cray Line North British !Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase' Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle 'North London Do New 'North Staffordshire and" S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot 'Mid. stock.. Shrews, and Weichpool Shropshire Union South Devon.. South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington Do _ Do New, 1846 Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&ll West Midland -Oxford Do Newpor t Do Hereford 8 8 8i 9 85 t 7 120 121 6i 7i 37 39 16 17 94i 051 106 108 983 49i 47 49 Y li9 t3l 136 137 134 136 95 97 (4i L 5 111 i 112 72 74 104 106 :_9 41 110 1101 1391 100/1 51i 52 , 109 110 130 1301 11 l 7? 99 101 53i 64i 24 t 6 1031 IC4 58 59 911 D2l 125 130 14 20 I, 77i 78a 11 111 123 126 41 44 98 100 63i 64 34 26 34i Crii 100 102 84 9i 18 39 Vi 1041 , 74 84 r 165 I7J 54 6 4 45p 92 6 22 24 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Paid, all Closing Price. 59 - tll - 103 101 p 1 p p 1 p 51 hi 74 81 7i all all 10%) ICO 102 101 103 105 100 1(4 105 291 73 a 56 60 CO Oi 50 63 49 52 3 . 3 (2 26 28 22 e 5 1031 IC4! I 58 60 P 4. I .1, 103 IC4 9/ 10 11 10V 92 04 85 87 p 1p 1u24 203; 97 09 k 2 96 3 6 82 84 103 101 lu2i 1031, 1021 ip IWil Railways ih are sk 20 :04 10 too ID antic & ,St Lawrcne& Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Inc Gu. 5 per cent.. Do. New . ...... Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Laxe Huron Do. Preferonce Buflalo, Bran t o tGo driol o p. ot. Nis. Aug. 1, 1572 Do, do. July 1, 187:- Do. do, June 1, 18;4 elelata.&S.Eastn.(ljn:,l C,apeTown t Dock Scrii Eaetn. Bengal gu. 5 p. Mist Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext Do. do. II do. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d Pref. stock ... Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lncliarenin.g,ua.sp.o Do. New guft. 5 p. 0... Do. Jandiry, 1862 Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New ....... Do. 6 p.c. '73 witlet opt. Do. 5i p. o. do. '77-8 Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. o. Do. 4t p. 0. Extension De. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb.Corp. 8 p. 0. Bnds lielb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. e. &lortg. Bds. Newßrunswick a Cands Class A. and B. N.l2l.C'da6 pc Ist pt bds Scinde Do. Delhi .4 = Do. do • • Do. Punjaub ce Do. Do. ........ , Do. Indus. St. Flo.) COLONIAL GOVER: T SECU 101 103 ►99 101 102 104 • 8) 81 83 21 106 ICB 108 110 110 112 108 109 111 113 06 108 1(.8 110 ►Ol 103 99 100 99 10) 99 IGO 108 110 [O3 105 10) 111 10 111 uan.Uov. 6 p.c.Ja. ul3 1677-S1 . ..... Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug. I Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. Do. t p. c. Jan.&July. Do. 6 Inscribed stock Cape G.Hope, 6 p Do.Ap Oct.& 1880 I Do. 189( Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p ;Mauritius 6 per cent Natal Gcv. 6 per cent -- :N.B.Gov. 6 p.c.d a.&Jul) I 1)o. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct vS. \V. G ov. 5 p 18.9 - Du. 5 p. c.,1871 to 1 - ;Jt - Do. d0.,1888 &upwds - New Zealand 6 p cent ( Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. steriingr„ 1875 'Queensland G cv. 6p. c Aus G6p.c.1878.& up - , Vlc.Gov. °p.c. Ja.&July - .Do. to ti o.o..txp.&oat„ BRITIS 2 !Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 i id i's_Alfiord Amalgamated 1 3'l 401 i Devon G. Cone. (Taoist ) 1 570 680 !East Bassett(lllogan) 30 03 70 !East Clogau Gold. Ltd d I East Caradon ...... 2.14.0 3tl 331 321 3 !East Cam Brea... 3.4.0 61 7 ,E. W . l Russel (Tavistk.) 8.9.0 41 41 I GamASt.Aubyn(Gwen 581 10 11 jOreat South Tolgr 175 4 41 !G. Wheal Vor(Lie_ston 40 23 25 271 !Grenville (1.16.0 5a Si I Her:4'6-Foot ...• 8.12 45 37 —11 l Downs 4.18.0 41 41 !Lady Bertha !.largaret (ilny Lelant 94 17 19 31arke Valley.. • 4.3.0 61 71 4 Alyndy Iron Ore (Lim.) 21 11 I d New Seton l9l 8) 05 —• North Downs 2/ 14 21 N.Wh'l Bassetallo;an, 3.1.0 2 21 yorth Wheal Crotty Par Consols (st. Blaze) , . Providence (Uny Lent.) 10.6.7 44 46 !South Caradon(StCleer, 11 440 160 :8. Cam Brea (Illogan) lz , ,.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 05 60 rtray l'ark ramar Silv.,t Lead Min. l fin Croft , 9 20 201 -- West Basset (Illogan) ll 11 12 W C! radon (Liskeard) 5: 21 23 !West Seton I 11Theal Basset (Illogan) 54 190 200 Wheal Buller(ltedruth), 10 871 921 Wheal Kitty (I.l.Lelanq 2.0.6 38 40 !WhealLudeott I 3.0.5 21 3 41Vhea1111aryAnn i s llen )1 8 134 11 4 !Wheal Oeton 5Bl 175 185 Wheal TrCialVllCy (Lis ), 7 2 1 2 1 IN'lleal Union ! 3.17 21 21 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent. ; Great Luxembourg - , Sambre and Meuse, if West Flanders, if FOREIGN MMES. Fortuna (1im.),"31 Mont. Aureos Brazil Gold Min. Co., 24 United Mexican (lira;, 64. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of Lon a.3n and Liverpool (Um.), 48 Consolidated Bank, lira., 101 I East London, lira., 8 European Bank, lira., 91 1 imperial Ottoman, 18t a London, Birm , and S. Staffordshire, Ilm., 125 London and Comity, 58 Merchantißank, lira., 115 etrop. and I'rov. Bank (lira.), 241 Union of Australia, Ditto, new, 31 Union of London, 451 MISCELLANEOUS. Consolidated Discount, lira., 2 Discount Corporatiou, limited, 11 East India Irrigation and Canal, 34 Egyptian Commercial and Trading, Bin., 4,1 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Um., 51 74 Hudson's Bay 19 International 'Financial Society, 124 I London Provincial Marine, 34 Mercantile Credit Association, lira., 124 134 Natal Land and Colonization Company, lirn., 6 National Discount Company, lira., 12 North British and Mercantile Insurance, lint, 204 Oriental Gas (lien.), Ditto, new, 4 1 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 781 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 4 per mine pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.35 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. Wad. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 3-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 174 to 175 per cent., a.nd the premium on gold is about 501 per cent. At these rates there is a profit on the importation of gold from the United States. By advices fromnambur,g the price of gold is 424 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.41 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, rather more than 2-lOths per cent. dearer in London than ii Ham burg. THE ART UNION OF LONDON presents to each of its subscribers this year a copy of Coleridge's "Ancient Mariner," illustrated R ith 20 plates designed by Mr. J. Noel Paton. The LAST JOKE AT THE EXPENSE OF LINCOLN is, that the obliteration of the postage stamps bearing his portrait makes a perfect likeness of the Pres:dent, as the obliteration is done by means of black dots, which puts the one touch of nature that makes it kin to the original. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The demand for wheat in the country markets held on Saturday was far from active, yet no material change took place in the rates current in the previous week. Good and fine malting barley ruled firm; but all other articles were a slow sale on former terms. Both on the Continent and at New York the export de mand for produce is much restricted, and the quotatioLs have a:drooping t.er•.dency. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were moderate. The imports from abroad amounted to 8,52? quarters of wheat, 2,232 barley, 13,129 oats, 918 beans, 258 tares, 11,328 linseed, 1,826 oilseeds, and 465 sacks of flour. Compared with Monday last the arrivals of home-grown wheat to our market, to-day, exhibited a falling off, both as regards quantity and quality, the shew of samples both on the Kent and Essex stands being of very moderate extent s and, for the most part in poor condition. The trade, generally speaking, was very inactive. The few dry samples on offer were mostly disposed of at the rates current on Monday last ; but in damp produce, very little business was transacted, and a portion of the supply was left unsold at the close of business. In the currency, there is no altera tion to notice. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly at late rates. The supply of foreign wheat on the stands was moderately large. The supply of beans cn sale was of full average extent. Both English and foreign flour moved off slowly, at late rates. The supply of barrels on offer was small. In malt a very moderate business was traxsacted at former terms. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 395 to 42s Ditto, old —s —s Ditto, white, 1863 42s 483 Ditto, old —s —a Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —3 —s Ditto, 1863 Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding 26s 28s Malting 2Bs 393 Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk GOB 66s Brown sos 543 Kingstown and Ware ~. 60s E 63 Chevalier 668 688 Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding lBs 22s Potato Youghal and Cork, black 163 233 Cork, white l7s 24s Scotch, Feeding 203 233 Beans—Tick 303 328 Pigeons, Peas—Grey . 323 31s Maple White 3ss 37s Boilers 353 378 Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2Bs 308 Stockton and Norfolk . 27s 298 American, per barrel l9s 27s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a fait average supply of foreign stock on offer in to-day's market, but its general quality was inferior. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from cur own grazing dis tricts, as well as from Scotland, were somewhat on the in crease. The quality of the former was only middling, of the latter prime. The best Scots, crosses, &c., moved off slowly, at prices barely equal to Monday last. All other breeds were very dull, at a decline in the quotations of 2d per 81b. Tha extreme value for beef was 58 per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received, 2,200 Scots, crosses, and shorthorns, from other parts of England, 700 various breeds, and from Scotland 531 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 110 oxen. We were again scantily supplied with sheep. The eon.. dition of most breeds, however, was good. The mutton trade was in a sluggish state, and in most transactions the currencies gav e way 2d per 81bs. The top figure for Downs in the wool was 6s, out of the wool, 4s 10d to 5s per 811i8. Lambs—the supply of which was tolerably good—sold heavily, at from 6s 8d to 7a 4d per 81bs. Prime small pigs moved off steadily, at full prices, but large hogs were very dull, and rather cheaper. Per 81bs.to sink the offal. s. d. A. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 6 3 10 Primecrs-wool d 0.5 4 5 8 Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 10 6 0 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Largo erse. calves 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, etc. 4 10 5 0 Prime small do 4 10 5 2 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 4 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 4 6 5 2 Small porkers ... 4 2 4 6 Suckling calves, 19s to 27s and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 26s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts ... Beasts Cows — Sheep and lambs .... 2,240 Sheep Calves 163 Pigs Pigs. 460 1 The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 3,580 head. In the corresponding week in 1863, we received 3,438—in 1862, 639—in 1861, 2,636 —in 1860, 2,514—in 1859, 3,255—in 1858, 266 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam 259 .. 533 ~ .. 210 .. 66 Harlingen .... 504 .. 10 .. 19 .. Hamburg .... 32 .. 455 Amsterdam.... 18 .. Boulogne ~. Bremen ... e • ---." Vigo l4B .. • • --- .. • • --- Nieu Diep •• --. .. • • •• .. Antwerp 7 •• •• .. 63 •• Ostend lO3 .. 312 .. 8 .. 27 .. 246 Calais — .. .. .. .. Oporto .. Dunkirk - • • ---- . • - • • ---- 90 .. - .. --- .. 20 Total .... 1114 .. 1764 .. 8 .. 319 .. 375 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1863 651 2,460 .. 327 1862 155 .. 329 155 1861 615 .. 1,829 .. .. 160 .. 32 1860 1859 542 .. 1,111 .. 176 1858 123 .. 132 .. .. 362 .. A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, March 2, 18G3, and this day, Monday, Feb. 29, 1864. Per 81b, to sink the offal. March 2, 1863. 3 4 to 3 6 3 8 4 0 4 2 4 6 4 8 4 10 Feb. 29, 1864. 3 6to 3 10 40 4 4 46 4 8 410 5 0 Coarse and inferior beasts.... Second quality do Prime large oxen .. Prime Scots, &c... Coarse and inferior sheep 3 6 4 0 310 4 4 Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do 5 0 6 8 5 4 5 8 Prime Southdown do. .. 510 6 0 510 6 0 Lambs Large coarse calves" Prime small do Large hogs Neat small porkers Beasts Sheep and lambs 17,740 17,840 Calves Pigs 3lO 460 SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 3, 1862.—Beasts, 3,270-- sheep, 18,680—calves, 110—pigs, 260. MARCH 4, 1861,—Beasts, 3,64 o—sheep, 15,400—calves, 84—pigs, 360. NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. Bat moderate supplies of meat are on sale at these mar kets to. day. The trade, however, is dull, and late rates are in some instances with difficulty supported. Per 81b. by the carcase. s dad Inferior beef .. 3 0 3 4 kliddling do. 3 6 3 8 Frime large do. 3 10 4 0 Do. small do. .. 4 2 4 4 Large pork .... 3 6 4 0 Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 10 a dad Middlingmutton 4 0 4 4 Prime do .. 4 6 4 8 Veal Small pork ~ 4 2 4 6 Lamb . 0 0 0 0 BOROUGH HOP. Both for English and foreign hops there is a steady con sumptive demand, and previous quotations are fully sup ported. Last week's import amounted to 200 bales from New York, 193 from Antwerp, 234 Boulogne, 15 Calais, and 13 Hamburg. Mid and East Rents £5 Os to £9 Os per cwt. Weald of Konts 5 Os to 6 7s ~ Sussex Yearlings Bavarian 5 5s to 8 8s „ Belgian American BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Large supplies of potatoes are on sale at these markets, Trade generally is dull, and prices have a downward ten dency, The currency is as follows : Yorkshire Regents 6os to 80s per ton. Flukes Rocks Perth, Forfar, and Fife Regents 65s to 70s „ Rocks Kent and Essex Regents WOOL. Since wo last wrote, owing to the proposed congress to settle the German dispute, and to the reduction in the Bank rate of discount to six per cent., a rather better feeling has prevailed in the English wool trade, and although business has not materially increased, prices of all descriptions have ruled firm. The public sales of colonial wool will com mence on Thursday next, the 3d March. Since the close of last auctions the arrivals have amounted to 40,781 bales, viz. : Sydney Port Philip . .. Van Dißmen's Land 396 Adelaide New Zealand Cape Total 40,781 Tha quantity of wool at present afloat is 58,041 bales, con sisting of 6,726 bales from New South Wales and Queens land, 32,392 Victoria, 216 Tasmania, 17,856 South Aus tralia, and 1,045 bales from the Cape. SEEDS, Cloverseod commands rather more attention, but trans.. actions have not materially increased, Prices rule firm. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK. Miles Opened. Receipts. Railways. 1864. 1863. 1864. 1863. £ £ Belfast and N, Counties 136 136 1,739 1,729 Belfast and County Down 49 49 637 607 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 1,490 1,505 Bristol and Exeter l2ll 1211 5,220 5,237 Caledonian Cockermouth & Workington si 8i 259 257 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 200 276 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6l 61 119 161 Cork and Youghal Cornwall ' 651 531 1,399 1.201 Deeside l7 17 198 225 Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 1,226 1,281 Dublin and Drogheda 75 63 1,475 1.560 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd 9ll 481 2,255 1,838 Edinburgh and 3lasgow 1691 1691 7,077 6.8.10 Furness, &c 5O 5) 3,2t0 2,30 ; Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.llnion Great Northern 353 351 30,291 25.564 Great North of Scotland 5B 58 1,441 1,710 Gt. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) lit 714 449 4:iB qt.Soutlin. & Westu.(lrind.) 3731 329 7,054 7,234 Great Western 10561 10321 53,46 i 50.243 _ n Inverness & Aberdeen Juno 861 863 826 954 Inverness & Perth Junction 1191 - 963 - Irish North-Western 145 145 1,573 1,635 Lancashire & Yorkshire 402 3951 34,920 31,300 Limerick and Ennis... 24/ 241 159 139 Limerick and Foynes 26i 26% 303 106 Lianelly 461 461 575 483 London & North-Western London and Blackwall 5% 51 1,617 1,510 London & South-Western Loud. Brighton, &S. Coast 2611 261% 13,897 14, 40 London, Chatham, & Dover 721 721 3,625 2 661 Do. Metropolitan E x tension 104 5% r-. 00 270 Lond., Tilbury, & Southend slan.,Sheflield, & Lincolnsh Manch. S.J un. & Altrincham 9l 9% 1,242 3,013 Slaryport and Carlisle Metropolitan Midland (incl. N.-Western) 641 630 41,110 37.785 Midland Gt.Westn. of Irind 2591 2591 3,9 :2 4,6 5 Monkland 71% 71% 1,623 1.636 slonmoutlish. Rail. & Canal 44 14 2,566 2,055 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & Darl 1095 10791 50,914 47,851 North London 9 9 3,149 2,976 North Staffordshire 254 254 8,461 7.913 Oswestry and Newton... 5O 42 1,109 869 Rhymney 19% 191 9: , 3 924 St. Helen's Canal & Railway 52 52 2,070 2,065 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern l3B 188 4,930 4.746 Somerset and Dorset 66 39% 141 336 South Devon South-Eastern 306 305 15,493 17.754 Taff Vale 57 55 5,738 5,443 Ulster Vale of Clwyd . 10 10 141 151 Vale of Neath 321 25% 2,381 1.826 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 3 8 345 Waterford and Limerick 77 77 930 1,065 West Cornwall 27% 271 860 793 W.HartlepoolHarbr.&Rail 52 52 1,079 3.435 W'haven,Cleator,&Egrmnt 7 7 676 5.5 Whitehaven Junction l3 13 1,053 933 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 35 1,034 801 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam 52 62 1,163 1.697 Austrian B'4B 828 39,0 , 1 27,761 Belgian Eastern Junction 264 2 , 4 314 247 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 1851 1674 3,066 1,772 Buffalo and Lake Huron 1614 1614 2,433 2,3.4 Detroit and Alilwaukie IS9 189 Dutch Rhenish _ ~ Eastern Bengal - Ito Eastern of France 113 5. 1302, East Indian - 936} - -- 52,334 53,703 .041 t 19,042 1C.,902 , Grand Trunk of Canada lO9O 1090 18,186 19,553 Great Indian Peninsula s`3 495 10,.,24 7,717 Great Luxembourg 134 134 3,299 4,2,3 Great Southern of India Great Western of Canada 345 315 13,399 11,959 ,Madras Madrid, Saragossa &Aiicant 650 490 10,103 16,121 Northern of Canada Northern of France 697 697 46,549 48,27 Norwegian Trunk Ottoman Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn lBO5 17 t 3 117,688 120,967 Paris and Orleans 1614 MI 69,679 56,288 Pernambuco 774 -- 77 Royal Danish 6 9. 69 Sambre and Meuse 6B ag 1,288 1,250 South Austrian Southern of France .... 770 60 22,843 23,577 Victorian 196 196 9,829 9,329 Welland ••.•••• 25 West Flanders 25 75 1,022 W. and N.Y. of France CONSUMPTION OF SPIRITS, &3.—The quantity of home-made spirits retained for consumption in the United Kingdom as beverages only, in the year 1863, amounted to 19,118,092 gallons; in 1862 the quantity was 18,836,187 gallons. The quantity of brandy imported and entered for home consumption in 1863 was 1,916,4:4 proof gallons; in 1862, 1,700,]56. Of rum the quantity was 3,419,756 proof gallons; in 1862. 3,420,356. Of foreign and colonial wine 10,478,401 gallons in 1863, 9,863,028 in 1863. Of malt 44,638,893 bushels were charged with Excise duty as re tained for home consumption in the year 1863, 39,823,172 bushels in 1862. Every item was larger in 1863 than in the previous year. THE MALT-TAX.—The agitation against the malt tax isbeing actively continued in the Eastern counties. On Saturday Mr. W. Fisher Hobbs was the moving spirit in a meeting at Colchester, and on Friday the members of the Hinckford Conservative and Agricultural Club made a demonstration at Castle Hedingham, a locality which is now during the Parliamentary Session at a comparative discount, although in the autumn it periodically attains a certain notoriety as a focus'of Essex politics. Further meet ings are also announced for next week at Braintree, Chelms ford, and Saffron Walden. At Ipswich last week an im portant meeting was held, at which Sir F. Kelly, M.P., the originator of the present agitation, delivered a stirring address. In Norfolk arrangements have been made for a demonstration at King's Lynn, to which various notabili ties have been invited, PHOSFR OXUS AND CIVILISATION.—Consider for a moment; every adult human being requires at least four pounds of phosphates to build up his bony frame work, quite apart from the quantities used up in his softer parts. This amount is sequestrated from the earth, and never returns to it, Yet the earth without phosphates re fuses to grow plants. Think of the millions upon millions of pounds which are drawn away from the primitive stock, and you will understand why vast stretches of Asia Minor are barren, why parts of Si c ily, Palestine, Arabia Felix (once so fertile), and the plains of Babylon, are deserts. These lands have been robbed of their phosphates. If Egypt still preserves her ancient fertility, it is because the annual inundation of the Nile renews the precious phos phates, Philosophy considers this, asrequested, and straight way begins to theorise upon it, She bids us remark the law of history (she is fond of such " laws"), that nations after emerging from barbarism into civilisation, after growirg in wealth, skill, luxury, and populousness, are always submerged by come fresh wave of barbarism. The puny citizen, ener vated by luxury, cannot withstand the stalwart barbarian. So it has been—so it will ever be. All the skill and all the appliances which make nren formidible to beasts, fail to make men formidable to barbarians, With knowledge and wealth has come the corruption of luxury. It is that which has destroyed the rude and manly virtues of an elder time; it is that which makes Man dissolute, selfish, timid, without fervour, without patriotism. Are you quite sure of this, 0 philosopher ? Is Luxury so universal in civilised communities that nations no lass than individuals are enfeebled by it ? Have the millions been accustomed to Capuan indulgences ? Let us abandon rhetoric for a moment, and see whether the enfeeblement of nations may not be traced less to the excess of civilization than to the deficiency of phosphorus. It is a paradox I set before you, no doubt ; but it is not less likely to be a truth because it contradicts your opinions—ewhiah is the meaning of a paradox. Did the barbarians always conquer because they were ignorant ? No ; because they were strong. They were truly the "sons of the soil," and of a soil not robbed of its phosphates, like the soil of old and crowded nations. The civilised Roman trembled at the presence of the gigantic Gaul; but the descendant of that Gaul is so little of a giant that he now boasts of his stature when he is four feet six I It was remarked by Pliny that the Romans wore rapidly degenerating in stature, and that sons were rarely so tall as their fathers; but he attri• bated this degeneration to the exhaustion of the vital sap, not knowing that a Liebig would come to proclaim the ex haustion of precious phosphorus.—CornhiU Magazine for March. MURDER AT FELSITAM,--All adjourned inquest was held at Feisham, near Bury St. Edmund's, on Saturday, respecting the death of Frederick Browne, aged three years, the illegitimate son of Julia Browne, a single woman about 20 years of age. It appears that Browne lived at service in Brettenham, a village two miles from Felsham, and that she went on the previous Wednesday week to the latter village to see her child, who resided there with its grandmother. On the Thursday morning, before leaving, she went into the child's roam to bid him good bye. Seen after, the boy was found to be very sick, and a doctor was sent for, but the child get rapidly worse, and died the same afternoon. Mr. W. E. Image gave evidence to the effect that death was caused by the administration of sulphuric acid. The dress which the woman wore on the day the child died was produced, and the front of it showed that oil of vitriol had been spilled down it. The jury returned a verdict of " Wiful murder" against Julia Brawne, and she stands committed for trial, A NEW BRIDGE is to be built over the Thames At Hampton Court. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day, OLD COUnT, The sessions of the Central Criminal Court commenced this morning before the Lord Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, and the Sheriffs. The calendar contained the names of only 64 prisoners for trial, and the cases were not of that aggravated and serious nature which marked the two former sessions. There was one indictment for wilful murder, which was preferred against a female. The prisoner was charged with the murder of her illegitimate child, and although there could be no doubt about the child being the prisoner's, the question that would be for them to decide was, the intention of the pri soner when the child came to its death, which was caused by strangulation. There was a case of manslaughter, which was of an unusual nature. Ihe prisoner and the person killed were both inmates of a gaol, The prisoner was in censed at his cell being searched, and during that ex cf,:ement the blow was struck whin, it was alleged, caused the 6, , ath of the man. From the facts which would be laid before them, they would have to decide whether theL'e was sufficient to justify the returning of a true bill. The:e was also a charge against a person for attempting to kill Lis wife by thFowing her out of window, but the evidence wag not very satisfactory. The other charges that would require their attention was that of a man attempting to bribe a witness, and another of rather a novel nature, namely, the alleged counterfeiting of the trade mark of Mr. Rolfe, a pianoforte maker. He did not anti cipate they would meet with any difficulty, but in the event of assistance being required it would be readily afforded. Samel Davis and Marion Davis, convicted of felony last session, were brought up for sentence. The Recorder sentenced Samuel Davis to six years' penal servitude, and Maria Davis to six months' imprisonment with hard labour; A respectably dressed man named Jowet, lately a secre tary to a Forester's Society, surrendered to an indictment charging him with embezzlement. After hearing the evidence the jury acquitted him. Mr. Metcalf said as there were other indictments he should proceed with some of them. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Days 111 # 102 L' Business don( .ITIES. Other seeds moved off slowly, demand rules far from active, Turntp,White,p.busils to 14s 1 Swede —s —s Mustard, Brown los 13s I White, Tares, Spring....4s Od 4a 6d, at late rates. For cakes the oil former terms. Caraway -22 s 26s Coriander 124 16s IPmpseed, per qr 4os 42s Liaseed,Eng.sowing 72s 74s Crushing Old perquarter --s —s Canary, per quarter 52s 6.1 s Rye grass, new 22s 24s Clover, lied Eng., ct. —s —s White Baltic — —s -3 Odessa —s —s Liaseed Cake, p ton —s —s English foreign £9los £lO 15s Raie Cakes,p ton.£s Os £6 Os Rapeseed, new,pr qr 62s 65s Foreign Red, .. 41s 50s White sos 64s Trefoil, new 22 27s TALLOWY. A fair business is doing in tallow to-day, and prices have advanced 31 per cwt. New P.Y.C. quoted at 40s 9d ; on the spot; town tallow cowman& 40i 6d per cwt net cash; and rough fat, 2s 11d per 81b. 1850. 1861 18G2. 1863 Ha' 71.055 142.890 45.588 58,828 tiOs 61 t 01559 1 to 44501 to 4Os 9d to —s 01 —s Od —s d —s Od 1951 1,465 IXS 2,0(2 65,359 98,417 65,051 59,222 1,0,:9 720 998 109,550 84,516 72,330 6's 3d 46s Od ' 466 cd 60,2 )3 43a Od 3L6,23 60s0a 60s 3d • 976 66,898 9,666 89,437 61s Oct Particulars Stock this clay ....1 Price of Y.C. Delivery last week! Ditto from June 1, Arrivals last weekj Ditto from June Price of Town MAR LBOROUGH-STREET. SAD TERMINATION OF CHARGE AGAINST A GENTLE MAN.—DEATH OF COLONEL HENRY BROWN.—Amongst the charges on the police sheets this moaning was one as follows :—Colonel Henry Brown, drunk and incapable. On 3lr. Tyrwhitt taking his seat on the bexch Inspec tor 'Walker, of the C division, saidj that after the charge was taken the gentleman complained of being unwell, and the divisional surgeon was sent for, who advised that he should ba taken home, and subsequently he expired. It appears that the dead colonel was coming from the King's-road, Chelsea, yesterday evening on the roof of an omnibus, and when in Piccadilly he was observed to sud denly fall back, having every appearance of labouring under intoxication. He was assisted down by the conductor and two or three constables, and taken to Vine-street station, and charged with being intoxicated.ZAs soon as the charge was entered he complained of being very unwell, and vomited. The divisional surgeon (Dr. Tothill) was imme diately sent for, and on attending advised that the colonel should be taken to his home. This was done, and Dr. Barclay, of Bruton-street, sent for, but shortly after the colonel expired, it is believed from apoplexy. The dead colonel, who was for many years in the late East India Company's service, for the last few months re sided at 72, Regent-street. ROBBERY AT A CMA.PEL,—Two boys named Dennis Breen and John Spring were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing some zinc window sashes, of the value of £l, from Whitfield Chapel, Tottenham-court-road. It appears that some building is going on at the chapel, and on Saturday afternoon while a carman named. Spree was delivering some materials at the chapel he observed Breen dragging some of the zinc sashes underneath a boarding in John-street, Tottenham-court-road, and the other prisoner, who was standing in the middle of the road, had some in his hands. Groves, 97 E, said that one of the prisoners told him that he had sold some at a marine store dealer's in Hertford street, Fitzroy-square, and on going there he found a quantity. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he could not help feeling that the marine store dealer ought to give some explanation of the affair. Mr. Thomas Richards, builder, said he had missed some lead besides the sashes, which were of the value of £l. Inspector Garforth said that the zinc found at the marine store dealer's was new, and had been broken up. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the zinc taken from the marine store dealer's should not be given up, and committed the boys for 21 days. It was clear that it was the rascally receiver who set boys on to steal. WESTMINSTER. ROBBING " SOMEBODY."—James Clifford, a middle aged man, was charged with unlawfully having 141bs. of grease in his possession. James Manley, 174 V, said that six o'clock last evening he met the prisoner in Cheyne••strcet, Chelsea, and seeing him with something bulky about him stopped him, and found it was 14ibs. of grease, and as prisoner could not give a satisfactory account for the possession of it he was looked up, - - - - —• Mr. John Burney, superintendent of the Citizen Steam boat Company, and proprietor of the saw mills at Battersea, said that the prisoner had been employed by him as carman for a length of time. The grease produced was supplied for machinery, and such grease was carted by the prisoner to the works, but there had been none missed. It was sup plied in tins of 141bs. each. Mr. Bury Hutchinson, on the part of the accused, asked whether ho had not hitherto borne a very good character. Mr. Burney replied that he had. Mr. Hutchinson urged that, as nothing had been lost, there could be no charge sustained against his client. Mr. Arnold inquired of Mr. Burney whether he could say how it was probable that the grease had come into his possession ? Mr. Burney replied that in counting the tins of grease the person who supplied it might have given one too many. Mr. Hutchinson submitted that, if so, there could be no offence, as the prisoner's conduct might be likened to a tailor, who was entitled to his " cabbage." Mr. Arnold did not think anything of the sort. The grease must belong to somebody, and clearly did not belong to the prisoner, who was now galled upon to account for its possession. Mr. Burney was recalled, and said that if he had received one tin too many he had a right to have reported it, as he would, if he had received one too little. He could have no claim to the grease. Mr. Arnold said, in consideration of his good character, he should not discharge the prisoner without a fine. He must pay 40s, for unlawfully pOssessing the grease. THAMES. PRECOCIOUS DEPRAVITY—THE THIEF AND RECEIVER. William Embleton, who was stated to be only 17 years of age, but who looked older, and who has been for some time proprietor of a marine store and rag shop at 1 and 2, Bull lane, Stepney, was charged with feloniously receiving, knowing to be stolen, one pair of cloth trousers, a boy's cloth jacket, and two pieces of sacking, valued in all at 45., from Edward Underwood, a boy aged 9 years.. The father of the boy Underwood is a poor azid industri ous waterman and lightermau, dwelling with his family at 31, Old Church-road, Stepney, and a short distance kom the prisoner's house. On Friday evening, a sack, which answered the purpose of a counterpane, was stolen from his bed. A cloth jacket, a pair of trousers, and a bag were also stolen from a drawer in the same room. Underwood sus pected his non, who et last admitted stealing the things and selling them to the prisoner. The boy was now sworn and exhorted by the magistrate to tell the whole truth. He said he sold the things, and took them to the shop of the prisoner, who put them in his st33le and gave him lid. for them. He took the jacket and trousea' out of a drawer. He never stole anything before. He would swear be only received lid. for the things. Mr. James Griffin, Inspector of K Division, said lie went to the prisoner's shop and asked him if he bad pur chased a jacket, a pair of trousers, and some sacking of the boy Underwood. The prisoner said he did not remember buying anything of the sort, and then appealed to several men in the shop whether any such things came in on Friday night. Two or three men replied no. He asked the prisoner if he had any books in which he made entries of purchases, and he replied in the negative. There was a large warehouse on the prisoner's premises containing many tons of cotton and woollen rags. Tho prisoner, who offered no defence, was committed for trial, and the magistrate refused to accept of bail. Mr. Griffin said there was another charge against the prisoner for the unlawful possession of 801bs. of lead and a new sack, with the name of J. D. Blyth upon it. He should abandon that charge at present. RORBERY 01 9 r BOARD A SPANISH Suir.—Vincent Recheco, aged 19. steward of the Spanish ship Conchita, lying in the West India dock, was brought before Mr. Partridge, on remand, charged with stealing five Spanish gold pieces, each valued at five dollars, the moneys of Antonio Ansorundia, the chief mate; and three pairs of trousers, a waistcoat, shirt, two scarfs, and a silk handker chief, valued at £3. the property of Captain Vilso Anduiza, the master of the vessel. Mr. Partridge condoled with the captain on his misfor tunes, and said he did not think any harsh measures would be adopted. He advised the captain to see the Spanish consul, and consult with him on the subject. Tho prisoner, who treated the charge with great indiffe rence, made no defenu, and Mr. Partridge committed him for trial. CAN THEY POSSIBLY SURVIVE IT P—Mr. Ben- Mack, the " old, old Tory," has quitted the bench behind. Mr. Disraeli, and now sits as one of the independent Oppo sition, between the two Lords llobert Cecil and Montague, This is mgv,At as a vote of censure on the Opposition leaders. SPORTING NOTES. The Lincoln Meeting, in spite of the frost, turned out a great success. The Trial Stakes was won by the Billingsgate horse in a common canter, which made him a rattling favourite for the big race on the morrow, but Benjamin won easily, and his stable companion, Partisan, was second, thus showing the forward condition of the French horses. A moderate lot of two-year-olds contested the Brocklesby Stakes, which were won easily by Vision. For the Liverpool Steeplechase Bantam still maintains the position of first favourite, and will see a much shorter price before the day of the race. Ho is well worth in vesting on at his present figure. and if no accident hap pens to him in the race, he is almost certain to be re turned the winner. Very little betting has as yet taken place on the North amptonshire Stakes, but the two that I would select thus early to furnish the winner aro Benjamin and Lioness. For the Two Thousand Cambuscan has more charms for me than either Paris or the Fille de l'Air. The Nottingham Handicap is the only event of any im portance to be decided this week, and if Lord Stamford runs Revolver. who carried off the same race last year, I shall anticipate the judge's decision by placing REVOLVER TOURIST JACK'S ALIVE .. A FRESH MAN. LORD PALMERSTON-IN THE HOITSE, Lard Palmerston has just come in, walking rather stiff in the limbs, but planting his feet firmly on the ground and looking like an honest, sturdy Englishman, as he is,who would make a fight of it, if necessary, even at seventy. eight. On sitting down he pulls his hat well over his yes, folds his arms, and waits to be spoken to. , ''resently some member asks a not particularly bright question upon foreign policy. The Premier is on his legs in a moment, with hat in hand, and says with perfect gravity half a dozen words which make the House laugh immoderately. But there is seldom any sting in what he says. His good-humour and un willing ness to offend are taken for granted, so the member who has been put off with an evasive answer, or with no answer at all, at last joins in the merriment as heartily as anybody. The answer to the next question on foreign policy is, perhaps, entrusted to Mr. Layard, who is "bearded like a pard," and speaks with a brusqueness, and with something of aggressiveness and almost of defiance in his tone, which sometimes conduce to anything but mild de bates. However, the Under-Secretary can hold his own well, and with that lion-front of his, and a confidence which Eastern travel may have given him, but which more probably came to him by nature, he is always a formidable debater. Now Lord Palmerston rises again, and the House listens at once in rapt attention, It is a question of great importance —a fighting question, in fact. This time his lordship, in pregnant statesman-like language, enters somewhat fully into the subject, and his voice can be heard distinctly in the remotest corner. Now ho resumes his seat, and, from the look of the notice paper, his work for the night seems to be at an end, the subjects which will now be " on" resting in the hands of the Ministers, who can take care of them thoroughly. You suppose that the veteran statesman takes the opportunity of going home quietly to dinner, and getting to bed by eleven at latest ? Not at all. Yoa see he is fixed in his old attitude, and there he will remain until the house adjourns, no matter what time that may be, shaming all the young members of the Go vernment into regular attendance, but after they have done their best, being the most regular and most indefatigable sitter in the Government. One most valuable habit he possesses is the power of inducing sleep at any moment. This is a power which requires great concentration of thought, and is possessed by but few people. The late Duke of Wellington had it, and the Premier, by the aid of his hat drawn well down over his brow, nods from hour to hour, and yet always seems to know when he is wanted, and always seems to be sleeping, like a certain reputed very sharp animal, with one eye open. If there is a hitch, he will be sure to come to the rescue. If an angry member has to be calmed down, or a disagreeable motion to be got rid of, he is the man to do it. And then, having seen the night over, and the business ended, he takes Mr, Cowper's arm, and walks with him, es often as not, to Cambridge House, without troubling cab or carriage. —"Parliament Sketched" by a Correspon dent of the Court Journal. Ought there to be an Irish Transatlantic Port? THE REASONS OF THE CUBE REPORTER. Some time since we gave an article on this ques tion, which we are glad to find the Irish correspon dent of the 7inzes alluded to. Since then the out going and incoming steamers have only verified the facts " that there are no freights between Gal way and New York." Lord Fermoy having written to the Mayor of Cork that the subsidy should be continued to an Irish port, as the company could not continue running at a ruinous loss, we think the directors and shareholders should at once meet to consider the question of a change of ports. We showed (as was proved by the captain in his evidence before the Board of Trade), that Gal way, in its present state, is unfit for such steamers, while our harbour, without any cost, is ready to receive them ; that we have lines of steamers running to Waterford, Glasgow, Liverpool, Bristol, Channel Ports, and London, and that lines would be put on to Nantes and Bordeaux to take the goods and passenger traffic for the United States, of Central and Southern France, Switzer land, and Italy, which have no steam communica tion with America, the lines from Genoa and Leg. horn having been withdrawn. Consequently, all the traffic in the rich wines, brandies, fruit, and manufactured goods of those countries would centre at Cork. The Cork and Glasgow steamers could call as formerly at Belfast and Dublin, carrying freight at one-third the rate from those towns as by rail to Galway; while the Birmingham and central dis tricts of England could have their manufactures shipped as cheaply by the Bristol and Welsh steamers to Cork; and hence to America, as from Liverpool. These are not myths, but facts, and the sooner the shareholders and directors make a change of port the better for themselves and the public. The local trade of Cork, Waterford, and the numer ous towns would, with a wealthy and consuming population, differ much from Galway, with the wilds of Connemara and Erris. *** A correspondent, directing our attention to the foregoing, remarks upon it as follows :—We think the subsidy should get a trial from Cork, which has so many advantages over Galway—viz., the best hatbour in Ireland, being equal to Mil.. ford or Portsmouth—a wealthy country round it —lines of steamers running to all parts of Great Britain, and a line said to he projected by the French Government from Cherbourg to Cork, not enumerated in the above article. The English people would delight in seeing a direct line paying between Ireland and America, and on this account, if the Royal Atlantic Mail, or any other company, would try it with good vessels from Cork, We should be glad to give it every support. The share holders, bondholders, and directors of the present c ompany should see if they could do it, and if not transfer the contract to another with the sanction of the Government. We think screw steamers, such as the Australasian and China, would be better adapted for the Newfoundland service than paddle boats. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, HUNGERFORD SPRING MEETING.—SATURDAY. The Stand Plate (Handicap) of 50 soya, for all ages; win ners extra. Five furlongs. Mr Selborne's King Cotton, 4 yrs, Bst (James Nightingall) 1 Mr C. P. Hudson's Diploma, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b (J. Loates) 2 Mr F. C, Morgan's Fast-runner, 6 yrs, Bst 21b (Edwards) 3 The following also ran :—Duc de Guise, Stanley, Bali verne, De Grey, Fanny Seat, and Jack o'Lantern. Betting-5 to 2 agst De Grey, 3to 1 agst Fanny Seaton, 5 to 1 each agst King Cotton and Baliverne, 6 to 1 agst Diploma. Fast-runner made play, followed by King Cotton and De Grey, in which order they came into the straight. At the distance King Cotton headed Fast-runner, and au the same time Diploma rushed passed her horses, and chal lenged King Cotton at the enclosure, but never got up, and was beaten a head; two lengths between second and third, and Baliverne was a bad fourth, The last two were Stanley and Jack o'Lantern. The John o'Gaunt Stakes of 10 soya each, Eft, with 40 added, for three-yr-olds and upwards. One mile and a half. 19 subs, 10 of whom paid a SDP. forfeit to the fund. Mr E. Brayley's Victoria Cross, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Cannon) 1 Mr J. Lowe's Anglo-Saxon, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b.. (J. Plumb) 2 Mr W. Stewart's The Major, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b (Wilkinson) 3 Betting-3 to lon Anglo-Saxon, 4 . t0 1 agst The Major, 6 to 1 agst Victoria Cross. Victoria Cross made the running for about a mile, after which Anglo-Saxon took it up, but upon rounding the turn into the straight—a quarter of a mile from home—Victoria Cross again assumed the lead, and won by a neck; the MajOr was a bad third. A Selling Stakes of 3 soya each, with 25 added, for three yr• olds and upwards ; eel tain allowances. One mile, Mr C. P. Hudson's Virginia, 3 yrs, (£5O), Cat Illb (J. Loates) 1 Mr R. Ten Broeck's Bedouin, 6 yrs (130), Sat 41b (H. Covey) 2 Mr Burbridgo's Baliverne, 5 yrs (£3O), Bst 41b.. (Little) 3 Betting-6 to 4on Bedouin. Virginia made all the running, and won a capital race by a head; Baliverne was a bad third. The winner was sold for 190 guineas to Mr Saxon. The Jack o' Newbury Handicap of 3 sous each, with 20 added, for all ages; winners extra. Three-quarters of a mile. 7 subs. Mr F. Fisher's Reindeer, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b (H. Mitchell) 1 Mr A. Cowley's Kennett, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Cannon) 2 Mr Beadman's Itubini, 4 yrs, Bst (J. Plumb) 3 Mr C. P. Hudson's Diploma, 3 yrs, Est 41b.. (J. Loates) 4 Mr E. Brayley's Ibex, 5 yrs, 7st 41b.. . (Good) 5 Betting— 7 to 4 agst Reindeer, 7 to 2 agst Kennett, 4 to 1 agst Diploma. Diploma made play until until within a quarter of a mile from the finish, when she dropped away beaten, and Rein deer took up the running and won by half a_ length; Rubini was a bad third. A Handicap Hurdle Race of 5 SOTS each, with 30 added ; winners extra. Two miles and a distance, over 6 flights of hurdles. Mr Adams's Wortham, aged, 10st 41b .... (G. Holman) 1 Mr T. Cliff's Ross, 5 yrs, 9st 71b (J. Knott) 2 Mr C. P. Hudson's Tolurno, 5 yrs, lOst 71b (J. Land) 3 The following also ran :—Remunerator, Dunraven (late Man in the Moon), and Flying Spur. Betting-7 to 4 agst Ross, 3to 1 agst Wortham, 11 to 2 agst Dunraven, 6 to 1 agst Tolurno. The latter made play, followed by Dunraven, for rather more than a mile, when Wortham went to the front, made the rest of the running, and won by 20 lengths; Tolurno trotted in third, and Flying Spur and Dunraven walked in. Remunerator refused after going a little more than a mile, and was stopped. Ross pulled up lame. The Juvenile Plate of 50 sous, for two-yr-olds, did not fill. BETTING AT MANCHESTER-SATURDAY. There was an average attendance of members at our Subscription Rooms this day, but speculation on coming events was by no means active. Commissions were in the market for Bantam, Wee Nell, and Portland for the Liverpool Steeplechase; Bantam closing at 7 to 1, Wee Nell Bto 1, and Portland 16 to 1, all taken freely. The only horses quoted were supported for nominal sums only,—A few books having been opened on the Great Northamptonshire Stakes, there were several attempts to bet on the race, and Blichfield, Sh,ridan, and Wingrave s ere most inquired after. Golden Pledge was in force for the Chester Cup, and Scottish Chief for the Derby. No business was done on the Nottingham Spring Handicap. Closing prices : LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHA.SE. 7to 1 agst Bantam (taken freely) Sto 1 agst Wee Nell (taken freely) 13 to 1 agst Emblematic (take 100 to 7) 1A to 7 agst Etalcm (offered) NO to 6 agst Portland (taken freely) 100 to 6 agst Serious Case (offered) 20 to 1 agst Amy (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Worcester (taken) 25 to 1 agst Jerusalem (offered) 30 to 1 agst 'relay (off :red) 30 to 1 agst Thomastown (offered) 40 to 1 agst Rook the Gardener (taken and off ) THE GREAT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 100 to 9 agst Blithfield (taken) 100 to 6 agst Sheridan (taken) 100 to 6 agst Lioness (offered) 20 to 1 agst Wingrave (taken and offered) THE PRINCIPALITIES. TREBINGEN, Feb. 27.—The chief of the Eachi bozoucs has fent into exile at Mostar a certain number of rajahs who refuse to pay their taxes. He has also burnt the houses of some who, to avoid payment, bad taken refuge in Montenegro. CHESTER CUP, 15 to 1 agst Golden Pledge (take 16 to 1 freely) 38 to 1 agst Change (taka 20 to 1) 18 to 1 aot Blackdown (take 20 to 1) TWO THOUSAND. 11 to 2on the field (offered) THE DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Scottish Chief (taken freely) 25 to 1 agot Claremont (taken) 25 to 1 agst Prince Arthur (taken) 28 to 1 abet Birchbroom (taken and offered) RACING FIXTI MA' RES FOR 1864. Nottingham Spring 1 Derby Spring 3 Liverpool Shrewsbury Doncaster Spring Warwick .. 16 Durham Northampton.. 29 Catterick 3O AP Croxton-park Edinburgh Spring .. 2 Abergavenny Thirsk 5 Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven Newmarket First Spring 25 Chester .. 3 York Spring Salisbury l2 Bath Manchester Harpenden Epewn 24 Ju Ascot .. Hampton l5 Newton 0 d iham . Bibury Stockbridge :Ju Newmarket July Carlisle Abingdon Liverpool July Stamford l4 ; Pontefract Chelmsford 2B New Forest Hunt 2B Ne wcastle-on-Tyne Worcester (Summer) Ipswich LY. I Nottingham . l9 Winchester l9 Southampton .. 2O I Chesterfield Goodwood Brighton 2 Brighton Club Lewes Reading Egham Oxford ls Yarmouth SEPTE: Weymouth 1 Warwick Septeu►ber 6 Leicester S Doncaster .. Brecon .. 19 OCT , - - York August 23 Plytuou.th Derby Lichfield 3O Stocktcn Devon and Exeter 30 ;MBER. Richmond Monmouth Manchester Autumn • • 23 Newmarket Firet October 27 , BER. Gloucester ............ ls Newmarket Boughton.. 24 Northallerton. . 6 Newmarket Second Oct. 10 NOVEMBER. Shrewsbury Autumn .. 14 I W or cester Autumn .... 30 Leamington&War.Hu n t 22 STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1864. M A RL Grand, Military (Rugby Hunt), , ..,. 14 lUST. , SECOND► EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Feb. 29.—Wind this day at noon—East; light breeze, and thick, foggy weather, with rain. FILL, Feb. 28.—Wind B.—Sailed —Peep o' Day, for the West Coast of Africa. NEWPORT, Feb. 27,—wind N.B.—Sailed—John Land, for New York. SWANSEA, Feb. 27.—Wind N.B.—Sailed—Marquis of Worcester, for V a lparaiso. SHIELDS, Feb. 26.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Lizzie, from Bilboa. CLYDE, Feb. 27.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Confidencc, from Ne w York. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 28—Linne, steamer, from Gottenburg ; La Plata, f ro m Gibratar. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed, Feb, 28—Charlotte and Jane, from London, for Southend. _Passed, Feb. 29—Francois, from London, for Nantes. THE SITE OF ST.THONIAS'S HOSPITAL.--The• Lord Chancellor gave his judgment on Saturday in the case re lative to the site of St, Thomas's Hospital. His lordship confirmed the selection of the ground at Stangate, and building operations will commence there with the least possible delay. ANOTHER CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF THE WARS OF NAPOLEON I. is announced for publication in March: " Memorials of the Campaigns of 1809 to 1815, from the Papers of the late hfargrave William of Baden," with notes and illustrations by Lieut.-General Philipp Rodm von Dienbarg. It will appear in German at Carlsruho. i s'ock t 3.14. 6.4.0 1 9.16.4 12.10 stock i te<lk stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 dock stock stock all 100 (100 . 100 2 all I 100 100_. ME? 100 100 100 100 100 85 i 1(8 g 1271 1054 In i 10 2 THE SUN', LONDON / MONDAY EVI4'.;NIZ4IG, FEBRUARY 29, 1864.